EP2330449A4 - IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - Google Patents

IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE

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Publication number
EP2330449A4
EP2330449A4 EP09816033.6A EP09816033A EP2330449A4 EP 2330449 A4 EP2330449 A4 EP 2330449A4 EP 09816033 A EP09816033 A EP 09816033A EP 2330449 A4 EP2330449 A4 EP 2330449A4
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Prior art keywords
imaging
imaging device
imaging element
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2330449A1 (en
Inventor
Shinichi Fujii
Hiroki Ui
Yutaka Nishimura
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Sony Corp
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Sony Corp
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Publication of EP2330449A1 publication Critical patent/EP2330449A1/en
Publication of EP2330449A4 publication Critical patent/EP2330449A4/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/28—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals
    • G02B7/34—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals using different areas in a pupil plane
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B13/00—Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras
    • G03B13/32—Means for focusing
    • G03B13/34—Power focusing
    • G03B13/36—Autofocus systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/67—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals
    • H04N23/672—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals based on the phase difference signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/702—SSIS architectures characterised by non-identical, non-equidistant or non-planar pixel layout
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/703—SSIS architectures incorporating pixels for producing signals other than image signals
    • H04N25/704—Pixels specially adapted for focusing, e.g. phase difference pixel sets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/80—Constructional details of image sensors
    • H10F39/805—Coatings
    • H10F39/8057—Optical shielding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/80—Constructional details of image sensors
    • H10F39/806—Optical elements or arrangements associated with the image sensors
    • H10F39/8063—Microlenses

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
  • Focusing (AREA)
  • Studio Devices (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
EP09816033.6A 2008-09-24 2009-09-02 IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Withdrawn EP2330449A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2008244690A JP5593602B2 (en) 2008-09-24 2008-09-24 Imaging device and imaging apparatus
PCT/JP2009/065327 WO2010035616A1 (en) 2008-09-24 2009-09-02 Imaging element and imaging device

Publications (2)

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EP2330449A1 EP2330449A1 (en) 2011-06-08
EP2330449A4 true EP2330449A4 (en) 2014-05-14

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Country Status (9)

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US (1) US8582019B2 (en)
EP (1) EP2330449A4 (en)
JP (1) JP5593602B2 (en)
KR (1) KR20110059718A (en)
CN (1) CN102197328B (en)
BR (1) BRPI0918032A2 (en)
RU (1) RU2508564C2 (en)
TW (1) TW201028754A (en)
WO (1) WO2010035616A1 (en)

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US8582019B2 (en) 2013-11-12
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